Festival fun for all
2nd July 2013 Our Festival provided a fabulous day out for thousands of happy people over the weekend.
Read MoreRother Valley Link
2nd July 2013 For many years, the Trust has talked about the Rother Valley Link, indeed it is one of our aims to see it built. This is a plan to join the Chesterfield Canal at Killamarsh to the River Don (South Yorkshire Navigation) at Rotherham.
Read More1772 Map – part 2
7th June 2013 You may remember that we showed a map that we found on the Granny Buttons site earlier this year; click here.
Read MoreRickmansworth to Stoke Hammond – A Tale of Struggle Against the Elements!
Thursday, 23rd May 2013 Rickmansworth (Batchworth) to Apsley Mills Barbara’s SatNav unerringly guided her to Tesco in Batchworth where we stocked up with grub for the next two and a half days. Eddie and Glyn then carted it all along the towpath to the boat while Barbara roared off to Chesterfield. It was something like…
Read MoreRickmansworth Festival
17th to 19th May 2013 Dave arrived home from work on Friday evening to find me waiting with our waterproofs and thermals packed. The forecast for the weekend was dire! We had been looking forward to the Rickmansworth festival for ages. It was the first time we had attended this event, but many of our…
Read MoreSoulbury Three Locks to Rickmansworth
6th May 2013 Soulbury Three Locks to Marsworth Python waited at the bottom of Soulbury Three Locks for a crew change. Dave and Margaret were to go home while Glyn was to join the boat. All praise to the SatNav for getting him there for 11ish. And for organising sunshine. (Do you remember ‘sunshine’?). Anyway,…
Read MoreWyvern Marina to Fenny Stratford Lock
29th April 2013 Python’s Progress (or nearly lack of it) The boat had been left at Wyvern Marina at Sheetstores on the Erewash canal for Paul Barber, our boatbuilding friend, to check her over mechanically before we continued with this season’s extensive programme. Python was moored amongst some famous historic boats (quick let’s get out…
Read MoreWest Stockwith to Wyvern Marina
26th to 28th April 2013 Thursday 26th April at 06:15 was cold but clear with a light but chilling wind. A gravel barge (Battlestone) was heading south on the rising river past West Stockwith Lock mouth as I arrived at the basin. There seemed to be no signs of life at the moorings. I parked…
Read MoreBon Voyage Python
18th/19th April 2013 On Tuesday 16th April, with an air of anticipation, Python’s crew untied ropes at her home mooring for the last time until October and she set off on her 2013 World Tour. There have been a lot of people who have been very busy on board through the winter, at least when…
Read MorePopular canalside Coffee Shop to reopen
18th April 2013 May 1st will be a special day in Shireoaks. The pretty village near Worksop will get its Coffee Shop back.
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